BELITPlus(TM) Offers Companies a Way to Efficiently Assess the Business English Communication Skills of Employees; On-Demand Tool Allows Companies to Track and Report Both Individual and Organizational Results
GlobalEnglish Corporation (www.GlobalEnglish.com), the leading provider of on-demand assessment, learning, and support for business English communication, today announced the launch of their new online, enterprise assessment, BELITPlus (Business English Level Indicator Test™). BELITPlus provides companies a scalable and cost-effective way to assess employees' level of English proficiency across the enterprise. With BELITPlus, companies can establish the scope of their organization's business English communication challenge and target the right employees for ongoing development. BELITPlus also integrates seamlessly with the GlobalEnglish Corporate Learning Service™, so companies now have an easy way to assess skill level and then immediately provide development to employees who need to improve their English.
BELITPlus is a 50-minute adaptive test delivered entirely online and evaluates communication competence in English across four key skills areas: grammar, listening, reading, and speaking. Unlike other language tests, BELITPlus assesses business English skills in authentic workplace situations, going beyond general English language proficiency. With the innovative speaking section, BELITPlus assesses English fluency, pronunciation, and communicative competence. The questions in the speaking section are scored by English language experts, and results are available online within 48 business hours.
BELITPlus meets the needs of today's global organizations by offering:
100,000 users.
IT costs.
Service.
capability.
administrators and managers.
"With BELITPlus, global companies are better positioned to assess their English development needs," said Deepak Desai, President and CEO of GlobalEnglish Corporation. "It allows companies to create an actionable plan that strategically develops employees and increases workforce productivity quickly. With the addition of BELITPlus, we can now offer our clients a complete solution for assessing and improving the business English communication skills of their global workforce."
About GlobalEnglish Corporation
GlobalEnglish is the leading provider of online assessment, learning, and support for business English communication for the world's top companies. We offer a scalable, on-demand solution that helps employees improve their ability to communicate effectively in English and enables companies to succeed in the global marketplace.
The GlobalEnglish Corporate Learning Service provides learners with a unique blend of rich course content, progress assessment, and performance support. The service also offers live, real-time access to qualified English teachers 24 hours a day, 7 days a week via voice and text. And a complete suite of administration tools helps companies easily manage, measure, and track performance across the organization.
GlobalEnglish complements its world-class online Corporate Learning Service with a full range of implementation services, including a team of global consultants who partner with clients to ensure success.
GlobalEnglish is the preferred choice of the world's largest companies, including BNP Paribas, Capgemini, Cisco, Deloitte, Deutsche Telekom, GSK, Hewlett-Packard, Hilton, John Deere, Procter & Gamble, Reuters, Unisys, and Wyeth.
For more information, please visit www.GlobalEnglish.com.
Contact:
GlobalEnglish Corporation
Danielle Busack Miguez
danielle.miguez@globalenglish.com
650-246-6114
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Curtis Sparrer
csparrer@cpcomm.com
415-442-4034